by Jeff Gluck, USA TODAY Sports

by Jeff Gluck, USA TODAY Sports

Jeff Gordon's No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet, which has been a familiar sight at NASCAR tracks since Gordon's first race in 1992, is no more.

DuPont's car paint unit, which was sold last year, has been rebranded as Axalta Coating Systems. Axalta will still sponsor 14 races for Gordon this season, but it will undoubtedly mean some adjustment for fans used to the DuPont car.

Gordon's other primary sponsor is the AARP's "Drive To End Hunger" program.

"While these are big changes for us, our commitment to the No. 24 team, Jeff Gordon and NASCAR remains the same," Axalta President John McCool said in a statement. "We are proud to continue our sponsorship of the No. 24 team and Jeff Gordon in 2013."

Axalta's first race on the car will be the April 13 race at Texas Motor Speedway. The only other race announced for the car so far is the season finale at Homestead.

Team owner Rick Hendrick said the rebranded Axalta brand was made up of "the same folks who have spent more than two decades executing one of the most successful sponsorship programs in sports."

DuPont sold its coatings business to the Carlyle Group -- which holds a portfolio of business that includes Hertz Rental Car and Dunkin' Donuts -- for $4.9 billion in late August.